Media & Communication Studies

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Henry Box Brown, an International Fugitive

Slavery, Resistance, and Imperialism

From: Black Geographies

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In 1849 in Richmond, Virginia, the slave Henry Brown, with the help of a white shoe-dealer and a black freedman, camouflaged himself as “dry goods” by crawling into a wooden shipping … 22 $2.20 Add
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Hips Don’t Lie

Chapter 4

From: Decolonize Hipsters

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In Hips Don’t Lie, Pierrot reflects on the present state of hipsterdom after the Black Lives Matter movement. Pierrot provides a call to action which must reflect on and move away from … 24 $2.40 Add
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July 2020: The Lie of Personal Responsibility

From: Spin Doctors

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In this chapter, Loreto examines the neoliberal politics employed by politicians and the media to encourage a sense of individual responsibility to prevent further spread of the virus. Loreto … 22 $2.20 Add
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Overexposed

From: The Trauma Beat

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In this chapter, Cherry explores the ethical issues surrounding crime scene photographs. Cherry reflects on her experiences as a reporter desperate to get the ‘body shot’, the high … 11 $1.10 Add
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Part 6

What can we do about Fake News?

From: Won't Get Fooled Again

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PART TWO

From: Working for the Common Good

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Retreat, Reform, Restraint

From: Reset

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In the final chapter, the author turns to the question “What is to be done?” The negative implications of social media are increasingly acknowledged and well documented. But what to … 68 $6.80 Add
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River of Madness

From: Man at the Airport

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This chapter describes the author’s time in jail for overstaying his work visa, the death of his father, and his deportation to Kuala Lumpur. 30 $3.00 Add
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The Ba’athists’ Islamic Ally

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

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There were two officially recognized Islamic states in the Middle East which played key roles in the conflict in Syria. One, Saudi Arabia, an important regional satellite of the United States, … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Biological Science

What's Really Going on in Our Brains?

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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I am going to get down to the hard science: what really goes on in our brains when we overengage in i-tech. To this end, I will introduce modalities that permit us to examine the i-phenomenon at … 21 $2.10 Add
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The Book

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores "The Book" and its power. ; 12 $1.20 Add
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The Changing Canadian Landscape

From: The Next Big Thing

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"In the fall of 2007, Toronto Star columnist Chantal Hébert came from Montreal thinking about new politics in Quebec from the perspective of one who spent a career writing about … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Criminal Law System

From: Fundamental Law for Journalists

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Chapter Five explains the Criminal Law System. Topics discussed include concepts in Criminal Law (Voluntariness, Causation, Strict Liability, Subjective, and Objective Mens Rea), murder, intent, … 48 $4.80 Add
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The Garden Invaded

The Harper Years

From: The Tangled Garden

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Developments in key Canadian creative industries (eg. television, film, newspapers) during Stephen Harper’s Conservative era (2006 to 2015); how the digital media produced a drastic decline … 37 $3.70 Add
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The Legal Aspects of Digital Signatures

From: Cyberidentities

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The following study seeks to describe and analyze the legal situation in the different EU member states and the main contracting countries regarding the use, The implementation and the legal … 25 $3.50 Add
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The Little Dumb Foundling

Hans Christian Andersen's Ugly Little Duckings

From: Disfigured

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Chapter 5 focuses on the work of Hans Christian Andersen, exploring topics including “The Little Mermaid”, Andersen’s own disability, Andersen’s book "The … 26 $2.60 Add